Pat Connaughton stats, injury status and game log

PPG2.6

RPG1.5

APG0.4

FG%44.7

3P%40.4

TS%58.6

USG%15.0

MIN7.1

Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 45 d ago.

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Hornets Reportedly Waive Pat Connaughton

The Hornets are reportedly waiving guard Pat Connaughton, per Shams Charania, after a quiet start to the 2026-27 season. He logged 12.0 minutes in a win over Milwaukee on October 11 and 9.4 minutes in a loss to Brooklyn on October 6, then did not play against Boston on October 14. He is not on the injury report.

By the Hoops Nightly Desk · updated 5 d ago

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01The story of the nightA Reported MoveShams Charania reported on October 16 that the Hornets are waiving Pat Connaughton.

Shams Charania reported on October 16 that the Hornets are waiving Pat Connaughton. The 33-year-old guard opened the season with 12.0 minutes in a win over Milwaukee on October 11, then 9.4 minutes in a loss to Brooklyn on October 6. Against Boston on October 14 he did not see the floor, logging 0.0 minutes. Connaughton is not on the injury report, so the move is not about health. He wears No. 21 and is listed at 6-5, 209 pounds.

02Last Season By The NumbersConnaughton played 42 games for Charlotte last season, averaging 2.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 7.1…

Connaughton played 42 games for Charlotte last season, averaging 2.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 7.1 minutes. He shot 44.7 percent from the field, 40.4 percent from three and 65.0 percent from the line, with a 58.6 true shooting percentage and a 15.0 usage rate. His plus-minus was -0.7. Now 33 and in his 11th season out of Notre Dame, he had settled into a bench role before this reported move.

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Questions fans ask

Is Pat Connaughton injured?

No. He is not on the injury report.

Why are the Hornets waiving Pat Connaughton?

Shams Charania reported the move on October 16. Connaughton had played limited minutes through Charlotte's first three games, including not playing at all against Boston on October 14.

What were Pat Connaughton's numbers last season?

In 2025-26 he averaged 2.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 7.1 minutes across 42 games for Charlotte, shooting 44.7 percent from the field and 40.4 percent from three.

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Shot map

2025-26 · every field-goal attempt from the play-by-play

Filled = made, outline = missed · 85 attempts in 29 games · half-court view, basket at the bottom

44.7%

38/85

eFG

57.1%

threes count 1.5

From three

61.2%

of all attempts

Zone	FGA	Share	FG%	League	Δ
Restricted area	21	25%	57.1%	66.9%	-9.8
Paint (non-RA)	12	14%	41.7%	44.3%	-2.7
Mid-range	0	0%	—	41.6%	—
Corner 3	18	21%	44.4%	38.5%	+5.9
Above the break 3	34	40%	38.2%	35.0%	+3.3

Zones from the shot coordinates: restricted area within 4 ft, paint inside the lane, mid-range for the other twos, corner threes below the break (22 ft), the rest above the break (23.75 ft). League column is every shot of 2025-26. Δ shown from 10 attempts.

Splits

2025-26 · 42 games · 25-17

Last 101.3pts · season 2.6 · steady

Last 10 minutes4.9season 7.1

Home / away2.4 / 2.8pts per game

In wins / losses2.7 / 2.5pts per game

Shooting44.7%FG · 40.4% 3P · 65.0% FT

Season highs13pts · 5 reb · 3 ast

Big nights020+ pts · 0 30+ · 0 double-doubles

Game log

last 10 · 2026-27

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	+/-
Wed, Oct 14	at BOS	L 93-114	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
Sun, Oct 11	vs MIL	W 105-90	12	1	3	1	0-2	0-2	-5
Tue, Oct 6	vs BKN	L 90-124	9	1	0	3	0-3	0-3	-17
Fri, Apr 10	vs DET	L 100-118	4	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	+1
Tue, Apr 7	at BOS	L 102-113	3	0	1	0	0-1	0-1	+3
Sun, Apr 5	at MIN	W 122-108	3	0	2	0	0-0	0-0	-6
Fri, Apr 3	vs IND	W 129-108	18	7	3	1	2-4	2-3	-7
Thu, Apr 2	vs PHX	W 127-107	2	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	+2
Tue, Mar 31	at BKN	W 117-86	4	2	1	0	1-1	0-0	+3
Sun, Mar 29	vs BOS	L 99-114	4	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	+2

Injury timeline

this season

Clean bill: no injury updates this season.

Rumors

No trade talk: the current feeds don't mention Connaughton.

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Bio

Born Jan 6, 1993 · 33 years

Before the NBA: Notre Dame

Career

2015–26 · regular season · stats.nba.com

Career5.8 · 3.3 · 1.3pts · reb · ast per game

Games63711 seasons · since 2015

Points3,6892,084 reb · 847 ast

Shooting43.8 · 35.7 · 76.7FG · 3P · FT, career

Playoffs6.0 ppg86 games · 4.0 reb · 1.1 ast

Season	Team	Age	GP	GS	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Tov	FG%	3P%	FT%
2015-16	POR	23	34	0	4.2	1.1	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.3	26.5	23.8	100.0
2016-17	POR	24	39	1	8.1	2.5	1.3	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.4	51.4	51.5	77.8
2017-18	POR	25	82	5	18.1	5.4	2.0	1.1	0.3	0.3	0.5	42.3	35.2	84.1
2018-19	MIL	26	61	2	20.7	6.9	4.2	2.0	0.5	0.4	0.5	46.6	33.0	72.5
2019-20	MIL	27	67	4	18.6	5.4	4.2	1.6	0.4	0.5	0.8	45.5	33.1	77.5
2020-21	MIL	28	69	4	22.8	6.8	4.8	1.2	0.7	0.3	0.5	43.4	37.1	77.5
2021-22	MIL	29	65	19	26.0	9.9	4.2	1.3	0.9	0.2	0.5	45.8	39.5	83.3
2022-23	MIL	30	61	33	23.7	7.6	4.6	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.5	39.2	33.9	65.9
2023-24	MIL	31	76	3	22.1	5.6	3.1	2.1	0.5	0.3	0.6	43.5	34.5	75.9
2024-25	MIL	32	41	1	14.7	5.3	2.7	1.7	0.2	0.3	0.6	46.9	32.1	77.4
2025-26	CHA	33	42	0	7.1	2.6	1.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.3	44.7	40.4	65.0
Career	11 seasons	—	637	72	18.4	5.8	3.3	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.5	43.8	35.7	76.7

Playoffs 86 games · 6.0 · 4.0 · 1.1

Season	Team	Age	GP	GS	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Tov	FG%	3P%	FT%
2015-16	POR	23	6	0	1.3	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	60.0	66.7	0.0
2016-17	POR	24	3	0	8.0	2.3	2.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	22.2	0.0	100.0
2017-18	POR	25	4	0	14.8	4.0	1.0	1.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	40.0	20.0	100.0
2018-19	MIL	26	15	0	21.6	6.2	6.2	1.4	0.4	0.9	0.6	48.1	35.7	50.0
2019-20	MIL	27	10	0	17.1	4.0	3.9	1.1	0.2	0.2	0.5	42.9	34.8	100.0
2020-21	MIL	28	23	1	23.7	6.9	4.4	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.5	46.2	38.9	84.6
2021-22	MIL	29	12	0	26.5	9.5	4.3	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.6	47.7	39.1	100.0
2022-23	MIL	30	4	0	22.0	12.0	5.0	1.8	1.0	0.3	0.5	56.7	47.8	75.0
2023-24	MIL	31	6	0	20.7	4.5	3.8	2.2	1.0	0.2	0.5	44.0	27.3	100.0
2024-25	MIL	32	3	0	4.7	2.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	25.0	25.0	50.0
Career	playoffs	—	86	1	19.5	6.0	4.0	1.1	0.4	0.3	0.5	46.2	37.0	80.5

Career highs

single game

22pointsvs MIA · Wednesday, April 19

11reboundsvs ORL · Thursday, August 20

11reboundsvs BOS · Wednesday, May 8

11reboundsvs BOS · Tuesday, April 30

4assistsvs IND · Tuesday, April 30

4assistsvs PHX · Sunday, July 11

4assistsvs NOP · Tuesday, April 17

4stealsvs BKN · Sunday, June 13

4blocksvs DET · Wednesday, April 17

6threesvs MIA · Wednesday, April 19

6threesvs CHI · Wednesday, April 27

Per-game averages by season; a season split between teams shows one row per team and a total row. Connaughton's current season is in bold. League ranks link to the full leaderboards.

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